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IBS, a conservative Swedish enterprise resource planning and supply chain management, seems to be making right moves to remain the leader within its selected segments. However, the road to becoming uniformly globally recognized player will not be smooth.

asw Part Two will present ASW features. Part Three will discuss the market impact. Part Four will cover warehousing, challenges, and make user recommendations. Acquisitions and Divestitures IBS is expanding through selected acquisitions and in July 2005 announced its acquisition of an Iberian software company QUATRO Information Systems (Quatro) . Quatro has 95 employees and 500 customers in Portugal and Spain and specializes in logistics and warehouse management. In 2004, Quatro had net sales of 9 million
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Several years ago enterprise applications market observers might have talked about Sweden’s “Three I” enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors: Intentia, IFS, and IBS. While hardly anyone has ever questioned those publicly traded vendors’ industry savvy and product functionality, all three of them have struggled with stagnant growth and red ink for the major part of the late 1990s and early

asw IBS Enterprise (formerly IBS ASW ), the main IBM System i -based ERP for distribution with about 900 customers (130 in the US). The product remains a great solution for certain industries with its depth of related expertise and breadth of industry-specific capabilities, e.g., for food and drugs distribution. IBS Enterprise combines the following six solutions into one comprehensive business platform: Financials Supply Management Manufacturing Logistics Assembly and Services Sales Order Management and
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The integration solutions market will be an interesting area of growth. IBS has an attractive offer for companies with complex and expensive business software at the group and headquarters level, wanting to lower costs and quicken implementation in their subsidiaries.

asw basically rewriting its flagship ASW ERP/SCM offering to make it both Web native and a web services amenable solution (XML and Java compliant), and to develop new Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE)-based products like IBS Virtual Enterprise and IBS Integrator , IBS seems to be weathering the ongoing down economy quite well. IBS Virtual Enterprise , which integrates and coordinates different business systems in the supply chain, has been positively received by the market, and a number of projects have been
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Swedish-based Tylö is the world’s leading manufacturer of sauna, shower, and steam bath systems. Family-owned since the 1940s, today Tylö generates growth by leveraging IT-based operational support. Thus, when new growth objectives called for a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, Tylö considered four alternatives: Movex, Jeeves, Axapta, and an upgrade of ASW. Find out which system it chose.

A new year is upon us and with that, the word “resolution” comes to mind...res-o-l-u-tion – [rez-uh-loo-shun n] - noun 1. a resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something. 2. the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc. 3. the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute; firmness of purpose. 4. the act

asw Software Re solutions A new year is upon us and with that, the word “resolution” comes to mind... res-o-l-u-tion – [ rez-uh-loo-shun n] - noun 1. a resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something. 2. the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc. 3. the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute; firmness of purpose. 4. the act or process of resolving or separating into constituent or elementary parts. 5. the
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Business intelligence (BI) capabilities transform vast amounts of data into relevant information that organizations rely on to make decisions and manage performance. Most companies have some form of BI, and most are familiar with its benefits. However, in order to extract maximum advantage from BI initiatives, it is necessary to be aware of—and avoid—their seven “fatal flaws.”

asw Steps to Flawless Business Intelligence Seven Steps to Flawless Business Intelligence If you receive errors when attempting to view this white paper, please install the latest version of Adobe Reader. Business Intelligence provides organisations with the capability to present the large amounts of data tied up in application databases in formats that can be used to base effective decision-making and to give competitive advantage. Source : Colman Resources Related to Business intelligence (BI) :
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Small-business users of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) have very different needs. But all users have similar concerns when it comes to cost, the range of features, and the level of service included in their VoIP plans. Does your provider offer remote office features? Fax support? E-911? And do you need a hosted or an on-premise service? Before you sign the contract, there are a few things you ought to know.

asw Business VoIP Service Providers Buyer’s Guide Hosted PBX systems provide an easy way for small to medium (and even some large) businesses to move to VoIP and get a wide range of new features and capabilities for their phone systems. In this buyer's guide you will find details on what to look for, how to buy, what you can expect to pay, and how to get the most out of your investment in VoIP. Source: VoIP-News Resources Related to Small Business VoIP Service Providers Buyer's Guide : Voice over
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This Is For All Us Writers Out There: Oh, and All Us Readers Too!
Do you ever feel like you need a jargon buster just to understand what some companies are saying about their software products?
I know I’ve needed one, and often still do.
I am a content writer and editor for TEC and the learning curve was pretty steep when I started. I mean what is functionality, scalability, dynamic lead

asw to Alienate Your Reader: Jargon, Buzzwords, Lingo, and Gobbledygook This Is For All Us Writers Out There: Oh, and All Us Readers Too! Do you ever feel like you need a jargon buster just to understand what some companies are saying about their software products? I know I’ve needed one, and often still do. I am a content writer and editor for TEC and the learning curve was pretty steep when I started. I mean what is functionality, scalability, dynamic lead time, run time, and then there are features
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Oracle E-Business Suite (12.1) is now TEC Certified for online comparison of human resource management (HRM) solutions in TEC's Evaluation Centers. The certification seal is a valuable indicator for organizations relying on the integrity of TEC research for assistance with their software selection projects. Download this report for product highlights, competitive analysis, product analysis, and in-depth analyst commentary.

asw E-Business Suite (12.1) for Human Resource Management Certification Report TEC Product Certification Report: Oracle E-Business Suite (12.1) for HRM If you receive errors when attempting to view this white paper, please install the latest version of Adobe Reader. TEC specializes in impartial and quantifiable software selection. Our unique Web-based technology allows us to deliver a variety of software evaluation and selection services online, and to deliver results in far less time than
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Part 1 of this series analyzed two white papers entitled “Customer Relationship Management: The Winning Strategy in a Challenging Economy” and “Maximizing CRM Effectiveness During Lean Times” and authored by Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Oracle CRM, respectively. The blog post made the case for forward-looking enterprises to leverage customer relationship management (CRM

asw are the Times of CRM Vindication and Validation - Part 3 Part 1 of this series analyzed two white papers entitled “Customer Relationship Management: The Winning Strategy in a Challenging Economy” and “Maximizing CRM Effectiveness During Lean Times” and authored by Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Oracle CRM , respectively. The blog post made the case for forward-looking enterprises to leverage customer relationship management (CRM) solutions to help them both weather the
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Telephony. Sounds harmless enough.
First, a definition from Merriam-Webster: “the use or operation of an apparatus (as a telephone) for transmission of sounds as electrical signals between widely removed points.”
Gotcha. I’m with you. Me hear pretty, oll korrect.
Now let me just dip into my pile of telephony white papers, which I’ve been using as a doorstop until now (through

asw Telephony 101: The Utter Beginner’s Guide Telephony . Sounds harmless enough. First, a definition from Merriam-Webster : “the use or operation of an apparatus (as a telephone) for transmission of sounds as electrical signals between widely removed points.” Gotcha. I’m with you. Me hear pretty, oll korrect . Now let me just dip into my pile of telephony white papers, which I’ve been using as a doorstop until now (through no real fault of their own). 7 Steps to a Successful IP Telephony
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Corona, one of the largest conglomerates in South America, specializing in ceramic and tile products, recently engaged the services of Technology Evaluation Centers Inc. (TEC), the leading resource for enterprise software, to help evaluate its existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems against top solutions in the market. TEC's best-practices methodology and decision support system, eBestMatch™, enabled Corona to confidently select in record time a standardized ERP solution for all of its operations—without anyone having to leave the office.

asw Helps Corona, a Global Ceramics Leader, Simplify Its ERP Selection in Record Time TEC Helps Corona, a Global Ceramics Leader, Simplify Its ERP Selection in Record Time Corona solves problem of multiple ERPs through objective software evaluation and selection methodology Montreal, QC, July 14, 2009 - Corona, one of the largest conglomerates in South America, specializing in ceramic and tile products, recently engaged the services of Technology Evaluation Centers Inc. (TEC), the leading resource for
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